Erik shoji volleyball gay

In a heartfelt and powerful video shared across TikTok and Instagram, U.S. men’s national volleyball team captain Erik Shoji came out publicly as queer on June 16, The announcement was met with widespread support and celebration online, especially from fans and fellow athletes in the LGBTQ+ community.

Most Popular. Your courage, authenticity, and leadership on and off the court continues to inspire us all! For me, it took a long time and I'm working through that still every day, but I think I'm stronger, more confident, and more sure of myself than I've ever been, and I feel that given who I am and the platform that I have that this is my moment and I'm so excited to move forward after this.

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In a video on Shoji's social media account, the libero said it took a long time before the Hawaii native accepted it. Photo: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, via Wikipedia Commons Erik Shoji, captain of the U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team and widely considered the world’s best libero, has publicly come out as queer.

Erik Shoji reacts during an Olympic volleyball send-off celebration after a Women's match between the United States and Netherlands. View this post on Instagram.

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A three-time Olympian, Erik Shoji was part of the U.S. volleyball team that won bronze at Rio and Paris He's now told the world he's also Team LGBTQ. Further, 'queer' is also used to refer to approaches that oppose heteronormative ways of thinking and being.

Erik Shoji, captain for the US men's volleyball team, has come out as queer in a powerful video on his social media. Shoji, 35, is already a three-time Olympian [ ]. A post shared by Erik Shoji erikshoji. I feel so good saying what I'm saying and I know that I'm genuine in what I'm saying and I believe in myself and I believe in others and I believe that life will keep going and it'll be great and my friends will be there, my family will be there, my team will be there, and I'm gonna continue to be myself and I'm so excited for that.

Thank you for being you. The year-old Olympian shared his news on TikTok and Instagram, receiving immense support from his million combined followers, reports Outsports. Published June 18, pm. More Videos. Tags: Erik Shoji.